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HARNEY ITEMS. Look I Liston ! a Republican weekly Jonrnel, l.-»ued «very Wednesday by TUE HABKEY VAI I KY PRINTING ASI» PUBUSUING CO. Subscription T.' ."O per year [Lowest Prices ! Largest Stock ! Goods ! Oi.ly First - Class WEDNESDAY. MARCH l>. Is" ENGINES BURIED BY SNOW. tremendous ava ! axciii : ru ng .: s ,>x COLORADO HAI! ROAD TRACKS. WE AR” fill ONLY HOUSE IN’ HARNEY COUNTY D enver , March 6.—A special to the Times from Wheele , Colorado, THAT CAN SUPPLY THE says: One of the greatest catas trophes in the way of snowslides oc curred last night five ni;|es east of Farmer am » Stocliraiscr this place, in what is known the .wall cut, on the high !>ne division with their of the South Park rtiTroad, in which two passenger t ains came near being wiped away. The train æivd i m œ is ix going west was lunning in two sections. The first section got .'tuck in the snow at the wall cut. and ; si iTi.nis. y section 2 came up with two ¡rower I ful engines to pull out the fi st sec tion. Roadmaster P. Dobbins was standing in front of the head en gine, superintending the work, OUR PRICES ARE THE SAME AS AT THE RAILROAD when an avalanche of snow ca ne down without warning, swe-. ping WITH FREIGHT ADDED. him away. He wls completely covered by the flying mass of snow, and c irried a distance several hoitsand het.en tirely across Ten-Mi'e r’vcr ai d on to the Rio Giande track, where he THE WRECKERS OF HIGH l’KKT.S IX II \ K NE V VALLEY. managed to extricate himself w t i great difficulty. One ankle was badly spra'ned, but he was other wise uninjured. The t emenduous volume of snow piled itself entirely over the four engines, putting out the fires, and comple <ly buried O. O. Co.» HARDWARE STORE, the mail car and the flanker. The! YOU WILL SAVI TI3CS, MONEY ANS weight of the snow crushed in the TEQUILE SY CONSULTING front end of the mail car, in which was Mail Agent George Roberts and HUNTINGTON - - OREGON. CAL. GEER - - PROP. Baggage Master N. Mason. It took some time to extricate them. Neither was injured. Fireman A. W. WATE R 8, --------- H K AI >Q r A KT EKS FO It--------- Culbertson was badly scalded. I 1 J. DUBEHEDŒR a COMPANY. A ghastly tragedy has come to light in this city. A parcel was Attorney and Couniellor-at-Law Agricultural Implements, left at the residence of Prince Tinware. Cutlery. Dolgoroakoff, which upon examina tion was found to contain the head of a woman. With the parcel was BURNS - - OREGON. ------------ an anonymous note, saying: “This is our first exploit. We will soon outdo ‘Jack the Ripper.’” It is "rcckery, Susensware. Glisnrir« ani believed the woman was killed for Stali Coeds of «very Dejcriptica. betraying nihilists. Will As an instance of the loss of stock in the John Day section, it is re lated that iwo piles of dead horses were found on Bridge creek, one of eighteen and the other nine head. They had evidently buddled to gether to escape the cold, and per ished one by one. =----------- S. B. McCord, Mayor of Baker City, has vetoed the ordinance re cently passed by the Council of that city, which declared for the taxation of all business ventun s and enterprise» carried on within corporate limits. I* rar tier in nil the Court» of the Flour, Provisions, Bart> Wire, Foots <Sc Slioos. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Ac., Ac., At prices that will justify inspection. State, before the Interior Depart« This establishment carries a full and carefully selected stock equal to the demand in the Hardware line. Cases of NEW GOODS are ' being oj>eiied. CORRESPONDENCE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. WarehoiiNo in Connection. Respectfully, Land elected an<l nettlcr« located. Plats of vacant land obtained BIRD CAGES and SEED are Filings and entry papers prepared. now offered. OREGON ■■ ■ ■■ ■ ■ — , ■ , A REASONABLE PRICE, only, Agent for the I». M. Osborne Co’s Agricultural implements. — Tins reward will tie given for the arrest and conviction of any j erson or persons stealing or unlawfully driving off any of The following brands of cattie or hor-.-s:: Latest lliilln*. orth<G»neral Land Office SAFE AND RELIABLE. All persons indebted to me for service of stallion will pleas'- cal! as as con venient and settle by note or «•therw ise. E. B. W aters . Methodist Episcopal Church. Lhtof Director- and Stockholder» at office of - ■ SHOP. This hotel has recently been enlarged and newly furnished in first- <C PRATT Propt. class style. ALWAYS MADE TO FIT Pacific Fire In arance Co. I CAPITAL $500,000. A. J. Wilson, Samuel King, McGowan A Fenwick, Koliert Weeks, F. E. Beach, President. I E. Huchee, Vice Pre. E. N. Fleming, J. C. Wooley. Win. McFall, Trea.urer | W. F. Brownton, Sec. jnyS Thomas Gibson. Notice. WO Perfectly. C USTOM MRS. LOVIS RACINE.................................................................... Preprtatrc»» --------- o f^-Kepalrine oea.ly done. Give them acai g, S7, IF, X, Ad, 32. 10. HOTFL, BURNS, OREGON. gages drawn, and interests of non-resi dents protected. CONSTRUCTION CO. I ■ I L _.B JU j. . Wl— FKEBTCH fended. Taxes paid, deeds and mort 'onsultations, by mail or in per Representative Taylor, of Illinois, I has introduced in a House a bill to son, strictly confidential. Unusual facili provide for the establishment of a BURNS system of government telegraphs.■ ties for prompt and successful prosecution for the use of the government and j of all kinds of land business. LUNAP,ERG the people, to lie operated as part of the postal system. $350 Reward. Before buying send for prices. ment and the l’. S. Court». Correction of erroneous entries secure'1. is ¡»laced on the goods. Plainfield, N. J., tried prohibition Contests initiated, conducted and de or no license for a year und then abandoned it in disgust, for sixty illicit drinking places flourished there under prohibition, according to newspaper reports, and the city was deprived of license revenues. Retail Wholesale. Settlers, Attention ! •<»• THE TABLE Saddle and Hames Shop, BURNS.......... OREGON. 7. C. WELCOME - - P ropri etor Is supplied with the best the market affords. THE BAR J. D. SHAW, A gent , BURNS, .... OREGON. Reed’s Restaurant, Is stocked with the choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigaff. Burns Bréwery, BURNS, OREGON. There will be preaching as follows: First Sabbath at Burna, at 11 a . si . and PAUL LOCHER - - PROP. 7:30 P. m ; second Sabbath at Island fWThe table always suppl icc school house, at 11 a . m ., and at Harney at 7:30 p . m . ; third Sabbath, at Burns, at with the best the market affords. Gootl BceF Alwajra on Hand. 11 a . m . and 7:30 P. M.; fourth Sunday, at Harney, at 11 t. m . and 7:30 i . m . E noch R eed , Proprietor. IAT'. ’olite attention to custumer». A M. M c C art , Pastor. -------e------- Traveling men will find this a pleasant and desirabla place tester Terms moderate. Mas. I xm * ib Raoswf-